SOSC 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Shortage, European Canadian, Messiah Complex
28 Feb 2016
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Law on the books versus law in practice: law of books = helping hand, law in practice = not taking the lives of indigenous people, big gap between the two. Safe country provision (2002: refugees who want to come to canada have to do so directly, you cannot come through a safe country such as, usa your claim wont be heard. Example of sanitary coding: managing immigration , amount of people coming into the country flow of people, codes of desirability. Canadian nationalist mythology: lived experience of immigrants. Citizenship and immigration video viewing questions: 1. Labour shortage (flexible), increase economy, cut down fraud (fairness) and credentials and skills: 2. Equal, fair, generous, accepting and playing by the rules (connected to fraud and fairness) Example: based on fluctuations in labour and suitability. Reflects not only the idea that canada is a white nation (and especially, a white british and french nation), but also the demands of the state for labour.
